Shock-absorber.



0. F. GRIFFITH. SHOCK ABSORBER. APPLICATION FILED 1mm, 11, 1012.

Patented Nov. 524, 1914.

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.ltmtitwtul in ltltithlilld'l UFFIUEQ KJHARL'ES F. GRIISFIII-il, 01* BENTON, MISSOURI. I

SHGCK-AIBSUHBER nppizlaation tiled December 11, 1mg.

' ausoi'c'ul Imprmoinents in ,rlhoch-Absorbers,

of which the following u spccili uition.

This invention rclntes to shock absorbers for vehicle running gcur, and mom portion larly to it shock absorbing do icc designed primarily for use in connection with tho front ztxlo oit u motor driven vohiclo and it is the priinury uini of tho invention to provide in oonnectiiim with the axle of such a vehicle a shoot: nlraoi'hiig moons which will the so constructed us i permit of thc use oi. cushioned instend ol' pneinnotic tires on the front; wheels of thc vohiclc, and. which will not interfere with tho stecrinp; mechanism for the said front Wheels.

Another aim of the invention is to so construct the shock absorbing dcvicc that tho r0.-

- turn of the vehicle bodv nod supporting Whccls to their normal .rulutlvc posit-ions willbocushionod and rotnrdrd to u sullicicnt degree to eliminate tho bouncing motion usually .givan tho vchiclc body by tho ordinary shock absorbing thwicosi F or n full uznlcrstiinilingg' of reference is to he had to the Bcription and nct'zonipnnyirig which Figure 1 u. porupcctivo view ol tho shock absorbing; dcrico ei'nboiilying tho prcscnt in- "motion applied at one end cl tho lorwnrd axle of a motor driven vehicle. Fig. S3 is n View partly in front olcvution and portly in section. illustrating thc shorlc nhsorbing: dcvice. Fig. 3 is at top plon vicw thorool.

Corresponding and liko putts nrc roicrrcd to in the following i'loscri itiou nnd indirutcd in. all the views oi tho ncconnpuIrvin; drawthe .lllVLHllOll following (loiilrnwlngr, in

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in the drawing; ho :trout nxlc is indicated by tho numornl l nod is provii'lcd :it ouch end with u yoln: :5 inchidinp; spnccd upper and lower ours ond "h 'rrs 'iootivolyi The Cars; 3 und '1: ol' lho jvolnw urn l'ornn'ul with vorticnlly ulinod opt-lungs :3 through which is titted :1 pin (3 providcd :it its upper cud with a hood 7 rusting: :n uiust tho upprr sido f the car 3 and luiviuo' its lowor oud Specific-mini: of Lcttcrs .tatcnt.

Ilutonltod Nov. 2d, 191 4 Serial No. 736,118.

threaded and provided with :1 nut 6 bearing against the under sido of thc car at. This pin, as usual, Sllpl'HH'lS for turning movement, at stiufhz'ixlc' and this nxlc is indicated in the drawing by tho numeral 9 and projects lnternlly from. u houd 10 fitted for swinging movement upon tho pin (3 in a manner clltmrly shown in Fig 2 ol" tho druwiup i A spring .11 is fitted upon the pin 6 Hllti hours at its uppor 0nd against the under side of the our 3 and at its lowcr and against it wnshor 12 which is also fitted upon the pin. The Washer 12 is formed in its undor side with n bulhrucc and the hood 1O formed in its uppor cud with :1 similar race, hcnrin o bulls l2 bcin g arranged within the two ruccs.

'lhc houd .10 is l'ornnid in its lowcr end with u bnll-riu-c 1 3 and slidubly titted upon the pin (3 is u l wiring; pinto l-l provided in its upper sido with n hull-rnco 153. Flooring hulls ll) urn urruin cd within tho ruccs 15 nod 15 and tho licinl U is in this iuunncr supported for true turning movcnicut, although considcruhlc weight may ho imposcd upon it. For n purpose tobcprcsontly cxplnincd u bull'or-sprin t 1T fitted upon tho pin (3 and rests upon the nppcr sidc ol the our t.

Urdiinirily, in shock absorbing dcviccs oi this type the which: or body springs are supportcd directly upon thc 't'orwnrd nxlc but in tho instunco oi the proscnt inwntion they are supported upon rockers which in turn uro nrrnngi-d to not against tho tension ol. the springs 11. Each oi thcsc rockcrs is indicntod i n goncrul by tho nunicrnl l8 and tho upper portion thcrcol constitulos u hood '19 upon tho uppcr side of which is disposed the lower how of the respective body spring. The portion 19 of the rocker is formed in its under sidc with notches 31 in which are cngogcd tho comuzotin g portions of tho clips 22 which cxtcnd up beside the bow 20 and urc littcd through openings in n clip-pinto 23 disposod against thc upper sido oi the bow. 'lhc loucr portion 01 tho rocker 18 is bil'urcntoi'l to form dmvnwurdly :ind lutrrullp curved urins which struddlc tho end portion of tho uxlc 1. :1 pivot bolt heing littcd through the arms near their points of juncture with the integral portion of the is a C 0 l n the said.

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:; member being movable independently of the CHARLIE F. GRIFFITH. [11.8.]

axle, of means interposed between the spin- Witnesses: die and supporting member for permitting C. N. Mozmsy, the cushioned downward movement of the T. B. DUDLEY. 

